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Elisabeth Wynhausen
Elisabeth Wynhausen (23 June 1946 – 5 September 2013) was a Dutch-born Australian journalist and author. David Marr"Elisabeth Wynhausen: A writer sharp of eye and tongue" Obituaries, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 12 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.Tom Dusevic, "Obituary: Elisabeth Wynhausen: Wynhausen's fire lit up newsroom", ''The Australian''. 9 September 2013.Dirt Cheap by Elisabeth Wynhausen abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 June 2021."Elizabeth Wynhausen, acerbic truth-teller, dies aged 67", ''The Australian'', 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021. During her career she worked as a senior journalist with '' |
David Marr (journalist)
David Ewan Marr FAHA (born 13 July 1947) is an Australian journalist, author and progressive political and social commentator. His areas of expertise include the law, Australian politics, censorship, the media and the arts. He writes for ''The Monthly'', ''The Saturday Paper'' and ''Guardian Australia''. Career Marr attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney and subsequently graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1971.Who's Who in Australia – entry on David Marr Whilst at university he was a resident of St Paul's College. He worked for a time as an articled clerk at the law firm Allen, Allen and Hemsley, and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor before turning to journalism. Marr began as a journalist working for '' The Bulletin'' magazine and ''The National Times'' newspaper in 1972 before being appointed editor in 1980. During this period, he oversaw the publication of the articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Williams (media Executive)
Kimberley Lynton "Kim" Williams (born 1952) is an Australian media executive and composer. He has headed a wide range of prominent organisations such as Musica Viva Australia, Foxtel, the Australian Film Commission, the Sydney Opera House Trust and News Limited (now News Corp Australia). Family and early life Williams was born in Sydney to Joan and David Williams AM (1925–2009). His father was managing director of the Greater Union Organisation and recipient of the Australian Film Institute's Raymond Longford Award. Candice, his sister, is married to the cellist Nathan Waks."A passionate supporter of the film industry", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 15 May 2009 Retrieved 18 August 2013 He attended s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** '' Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westminster in London. * January 19 ** The Bell XS-1 is test flown for the first time (unpowered), with Bell's chief test pilot Jack Woolams at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondi, New South Wales
Bondi () is a suburb of eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, seven kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. It is often colloquially referred to as "Bondy". Geography Bondi is a mostly medium and high-density residential area centred on Bondi Road, where the shopping area is situated. Bondi Beach is a neighbouring suburb and beach on the east side of Bondi. Bondi Junction is a neighbouring suburb and commercial centre to the west of Bondi. Tamarama, Bronte and Waverley are situated on the south side of Bondi. History Bondi is said to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word ''boondi'' meaning ''water breaking over rocks''. It has been spelt a number of different ways over time, e.g. Boondi, Bundi, Bundye. The current spelling was accepted in 1827. The whole Bondi area was part of an 1809 land grant of to road-builder William Roberts. In 1851, Edward Smith Hall, editor of the ''Sydney M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary prize with the top winner receiving 125,000 and category winners 25,000 each. The awards were established in 1985 by John Cain, Premier of Victoria, to mark the centenary of the births of Vance and Nettie Palmer, two of Australia's best-known writers and critics who made significant contributions to Victorian and Australian literary culture. From 1986 till 1997, the awards were presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. In 1997 their administration was transferred to the State Library of Victoria. By 2004, the total prize money was 180,000. In 2011, stewardship was taken over by the Wheeler Centre. Winners 2011–present Beginning in 2011, the awards were restructured into 5 categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction. , the Awards are presented by the NSW Government and administered by the State Library of New South Wales in association with Create NSW, with support of Multicultural NSW and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Total prize money in 2019 was up to A$305,000, with eligibility limited to writers, translators and illustrators with Australian citizenship or permanent resident status. History The NSW Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities. If governments treat writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. A number of types of pancreatic cancer are known. The most common, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, accounts for about 90% of cases, and the term "pancreatic cancer" is sometimes used to refer only to that type. These adenocarcinomas start within the part of the pancreas that makes digestive enzymes. Several other types of cancer, which collectively represent the majority of the non-adenocarcinomas, can also arise from these cells. About 1–2% of cases of pancreatic cancer are neuroendocrine tumors, which arise from the hormone-producing cells of the pancreas. These are generally less aggressive than pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Signs and symptoms of the most-common form of pancreatic cancer may include yellow skin, abdominal or back pain, unexplained weight loss, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overland (magazine)
''Overland'' is an Australian literary and cultural magazine, established in 1954 and published quarterly in print as well as online. History ''Overland'' was established in 1954, under the auspices of the Realist Writers Group in Melbourne, with Stephen Murray-Smith as the first editor-in-chief. It was initially formed by anti-Stalinist members of the Communist Party of Australia and other members of the 1950s New Left. Editors The magazine has been edited by: * Stephen Murray-Smith, 1954–1988 * Barrett Reid, 1988–1993 * John McLaren, Spring 1993 – Autumn 1997 * Ian Syson, Winter 1997 – Summer 2002 * Nathan Hollier and Katherine Wilson, Autumn 2002 – Spring 2004 * Nathan Hollier, 2005–2006 * Jeff Sparrow, 2007–2014 * Jacinda Woodhead, 2015–2019 * Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk, since 2019 Description ''Overland'' describes itself as "Australia’s only radical literary magazine", which publishes fiction, poetry, non-fiction and art. It says it "co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crikey
Crikey is an Australian electronic magazine comprising a website and email newsletter available to subscribers. Crikey was described by the former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in '' The Latham Diaries''. In 2014 it had around 17,000 paying subscribers. History Stephen Mayne Crikey was founded by the activist shareholder Stephen Mayne, a journalist and former staffer of then Liberal Victorian premier Jeff Kennett. It developed out of Mayne's "jeffed.com" website, which in turn developed out of his aborted independent candidate campaign for Kennett's seat of Burwood. Longstanding Crikey political commentators/reporters have included the former Liberal insider Christian Kerr (who originally wrote under the pseudonym "Hillary Bray"), Guy Rundle, Charles Richardson, Bernard Keane, Mungo MacCallum and Hugo Kelly. In 2003, Mayne was forced to sell his house to settle defamation cases brought by the radio presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickel And Dimed
''Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America'' is a book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. Written from her perspective as an undercover journalist, it sets out to investigate the impact of the 1996 welfare reform act on the working poor in the United States. The events related in the book took place between spring 1998 and summer 2000. The book was first published in 2001 by Metropolitan Books. It was expanded from an article she wrote from a January 1999 issue of '' Harper's'' magazine. Ehrenreich later wrote a companion book, ''Bait and Switch'', (published September 2005), about her attempt to find a white-collar job. In 2019, the book was ranked 13th on ''The Guardians list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. Social and economic issues Ehrenreich investigates many of the difficulties low wage workers face, including the hidden costs involved in such necessities as shelter (the poor often have to spend much more on daily hotel costs than they would pay to rent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
